A young fisherman steals a dragon's pearl for his lover, unaware of the toll their avarice will take on all they hold dear, in James Penha's Indonesian folk tale "The Purloined Pearl."

In total, this issue features:

Fantasy
"The Purloined Pearl" by James Penha
"The Slaves Of Cortagne" by James F. W. Rowe
"A Good Eye" by Beth Cato

Mystery
"The Summer Mr. H Drove Alex Santillanas Around" by Jen Conley
"There Was Something We Didn’t See In The Dark" by Thomas Gunzig (Edward Gauvin, translator)
"Aunt Anika’s Unicorn Horn" by Anna Sykora
"The Queer Quintet or The Secret Of The Chateau Specter" by David Cybulski

Adventure
"A Box Full Of Midnight" by Tony Haynes
"Mercer’s Ghost" by Milo James Fowler
"Heart Of A Pirate" by Shannon Schuren

Horror
"The Panic Cell" by John Davies
"The Devil’s Cousinv by Libby Cudmore
"In A Graveyard" by Joanna M. Weston
"Career Calling" by Chanté McCoy
"Deep Flux" by Jason Radak